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Average rainfall was @B17@
Average:
This file gives an exercise in creating
charts in PipeDream version 4.12 or
later. It is best done in a wide screen
mode. Try selecting mode 16 from the
mode entry on the palette icon at the
bottom-right of the screen.
1. Making a chart
To create a chart for this data mark a
block from A1 to D13 and select New
Chart from the Charts menu.
2. Try changing the figures in the
spreadsheet to see the chart update
dynamically.
3. Different chart types
Investigate different chart types by
clicking on icons in the galleries in
the Chart window menu. For the time
being, don't click on the penguins;
there are too many numbers in this file
to give sensible penguin graphics.
4. Making selections.
Making selections and applying styles to
them is the way you can specify exactly
how the chart should look. This is a
very important part of PipeDream's
charts and it is worth spending a little
time to understand it thoroughly.
First, to make a selection of something
in the chart, point at it and press the
left button on the mouse. You should
see a dotted line around your selection
and the name of your selection will
appear in the top left of the Chart
window. Try clicking at different
places in the chart to see what you can
select. Also, try clicking in the
information box at the top left of the
window. This will select the next
element in the chart.
In a bar or line chart, try changing the
colour of Series 1 in the chart by
selecting it and using Fill Colour on
the Selection menu.
5. Try adding your own labels to the
chart by using the New Text option.
You can move a label around by selecting
it and dragging it across the chart.
Keep it selected and change its style by
selecting the Font Selector from
Text Style...
Try adding a live label. Mark slot A15
(make sure you mark just the slot and
not the whole row) containing the text
"Average rainfall was..." and select Add
to chart from the PipeDream Chart menu.
This will add the label to the chart.
Change one of the values and see the
label change on the chart.
6. Try adding a backdrop to the chart.
Select the plot area and drag in the
file BackDrop from the Worldcup
directory on this disc. BackDrop is an
ordinary draw file; you can create your
backdrops with any drawing or painting
package which saves draw or sprite
files.
7. Try dragging the legend box around.
The legend box will probably appear at
the right-hand side of the chart to
start with.
8. Try changing the font size of the
axis labels. Click on the axis labels
to select the axis and change the font
in the Text style selector of the
Selection menu.
9. Try switching grid lines on and off.
Grid lines are attributes of the
vertical and horizontal axes. To switch
horizontal grid lines on, these are
lines running from left to right, you
will need to select Axis 2, the vertical
axis. Do this by clicking on one of the
numbers up the side of the chart. Then
bring up the axis dialogue box by
clicking on Axis in the Selection
sub-menu.
On the right of the axis dialogue box
you will see a box called Major tick
interval. In this box is a switch
called Grid lines. Click on this to
switch it on or off and then click on OK
to redraw the chart.
10. Try changing the sizes of different
parts of the chart in the Options box
from the main chart menu. To make way
for a larger title you might increase
the top margin. To give a little more
room for labels across the bottom axis
you might increase the width of the
chart.
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